Sri Lankan government arrests British journalists

The Sri Lankan government has ordered Channel 4 News’s Asia Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh to leave the country, after taking exception to a report broadcast on Channel 4 News on 5th May

Nick Paton Walsh was part of a three-person team that has been reporting from the country for Channel 4 News since April 19th. All three were told they were being deported by the country’s Defence Minister earlier today.

Three journalists for Channel 4 news were arrested in the eastern Sri Lankan city of Trincomalee yesterday on charges of tarnishing the image of the security forces, Sri Lankan police said. Nick Paton Walsh, the channel’s Asia correspondent, Bessie Du, a producer, and Matt Jasper, a cameraman, were taken for questioning to the capital Colombo in connection with a report they made on alleged sexual abuse in camps for war refugees.